PULL RATES · Battle Styles
Battle Styles pull rates
A Battle Styles booster pack holds 10 cards and a Basic Energy. In Battle Styles, a Rare Rainbow turns up in about 1 in 40 packs (about 0.9 in 36 packs), and one specific Rare Rainbow is about 1 in 560 packs; a Rare Secret turns up in about 1 in 56 packs (about 0.6 in 36 packs), and one specific Rare Secret is about 1 in 333 packs.
These are estimates for a typical Sword & Shield era pack, from community-tracked openings. Treat them as approximate: The Pokémon Company does not publish pull rates.
How rare is each card in Battle Styles?
| Rarity | Per pack | In 36 packs | One specific card | Packs to pull every one |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rare Holo 16 cards | 1 in 4 (25%) | 9.0 | 1 in 64 | 216 |
| Rare Holo V 12 cards | 1 in 7.1 (14%) | 5.0 | 1 in 86 | 266 |
| Rare Holo VMAX 6 cards | 1 in 17 (6.0%) | 2.2 | 1 in 100 | 245 |
| Rare Ultra 22 cards | 1 in 22 (4.5%) | 1.6 | 1 in 489 | 1,804 |
| Rare Rainbow 14 cards | 1 in 40 (2.5%) | 0.9 | 1 in 560 | 1,821 |
| Rare Secret 6 cards | 1 in 56 (1.8%) | 0.6 | 1 in 333 | 817 |
“Packs to pull every one” is the average number of packs it takes to own every card of that rarity at least once; the last few take the longest.
The Battle Styles chase cards and their odds
- Tyranitar V #155 Rare Ultra · $228.14 (€193.39) · about 1 in 489 packs
- Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX #170 Rare Rainbow · $76.57 (€66.89) · about 1 in 560 packs
- Empoleon V #146 Rare Ultra · $61.69 (€80.47) · about 1 in 489 packs
- Mimikyu V #148 Rare Ultra · $47.48 (€40.23) · about 1 in 489 packs
- Single Strike Urshifu VMAX #168 Rare Rainbow · $30.35 (€24.22) · about 1 in 560 packs
- Houndoom #179 Rare Secret · $28.19 (€38.17) · about 1 in 333 packs
- Victini VMAX #165 Rare Rainbow · $18.49 (€11.84) · about 1 in 560 packs
- Single Strike Urshifu V #151 Rare Ultra · $18.14 (€20.39) · about 1 in 489 packs
- Rapid Strike Urshifu V #153 Rare Ultra · $15.19 (€16.46) · about 1 in 489 packs
- Victini V #144 Rare Ultra · $15.16 (€9.02) · about 1 in 489 packs
Is opening Battle Styles packs worth it?
At today’s prices the cards in an average Battle Styles pack are worth about $3.35 (€2.31), and a sealed pack costs about $9.35 (TCGplayer market). In 400 simulated openings of 36 packs, the cards were worth more than the packs cost ($336.60) in 2.0% of them. The middle opening came to about $95.54; one in ten came to more than $165.67. Every card counts at its market price here, including bulk that is hard to sell, so what you would really get is lower.
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